Category: Cakes

This recipe is adapted from the Tanyard Farm Buttermilk Cake recipe published by King Arthur Flour. Tanyard Farm, in West Hartford, Vermont, is an old-fashioned, family farm that includes Jersey cows, chickens, and pigs, and vegetables and flowers. Although it no longer exists, it used to also have a bakery, where the original recipe was developed. Thanks…

Honey is a magical, sweet and healthy food made by bees using the nectar of flowers. Humans have been collecting honey for at least 8,000 years, as depicted in ancient cave drawings in Valencia, Spain. The ancient Egyptians, Eurasians, Indians, Chinese, Romans and Mayans all cooked with honey. The Hindus believed it to be…

I am not a great cake baker. In fact, I am a terrible cake baker, but this cake makes even me look good. This recipe comes from Gourmet and in fact it is the most reviewed recipe on Epicurious. It is a perfect, moist, dark chocolate cake that is not too dense. I made it with…